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Newspaper Page TextSaturday afternoon, july 21. 1923 *> Screen Successes At Rylander Theatre This Week PETER KYNE'S 'THE GO CETTEF, ON SCREEN At Rylander With Buster Keat- on’s Latest Comedy, “Day Dreams” The breeziest and funniest of all the Cappy Ricks stories has been picturized by Pai'amouht and will be shown at the Rylander theater on Monday and Tuesday. It is Pe ter B. Kyne’s ‘‘The Go-Getter,” and is on the same program with Bus ter Keaton’s latest comedy, “Day Dreams.” When first published some months go Peter B. Kayne’s “The Go-Getter” proved a Sensation, be ing called the story that put thrills and romance into busrness. Many big concerns thought s.o well of it that they purchased a copy for every employer and claim that it was very successful for them. The cast of “the Go-Getter” in cludes T. Roy Barnes. Soena Owen, William Norris and Tom Lewis. The story concerns Bill Ptck, a World War veteran, who Belongs to that class of young Americans known as go getters. He as a lum ber salesman with the Rileks lum ber concern. Bill is gr ?atly at tracted to Mary Skinner, daughter of one of his employers and, be ing a go-getter, inside of four hours has placed an engagement ring on her finger. In Bill’s effort to make good with Mary’s father he is forced do all sorts of seemingly impos sible feats, even to flagging a train with an oil-saturated coat af ter giving chase by airplarhe. Every youth has day dreams, for all youths are full of enthus iasm—and hopes. Buster Keaton is no exception to the rule, there fore he decided to name his latest comedy, “Day Dreams.” There is nothing sadder than failure; the greatest tragedies are those enacted within human souls when the realization conies that one has failed to measure up to his dreams. But Buster Keaton in his inimitable way makes his failure a laughing success in this comedy. BEBE IS COMfNG SOON Breaking speed j’ecords and mens’ hearts— flashing through life to the tune of whirling pro pellers and racing engines. That’s Bebe, the Speed Girl. She and Antonio Moreno play the leads in a big Paramount Special. “The Ex citers,” coming to the Rylander soon. Booth Tarkington’s Prize Novel “ ALICE ADAMS ’’ ' Written for every Kiri who craves luxury. Heart-interesting because of its vivid realism. I Entertaining ‘because everybody knows an Alice Adams. Perfectly portrayed by beauti ful Florence Vidor. . < And a Christie Comedy, “Winter Has Came.’ <v RYLANDER fe. WEDNESDAY |j mgBMMMBIMNnCTHh '*' .... __ _.__ —^— .■■iWiiMcwiJlii—Wl SMI ~~nnrr~Vl WHii "J 1 1 Wll iUII.HJ-' \ i Here’s One of the Best Cappy Ricks Stories A’ Knockout Comedy Show I ■' !/ ,! ' i)! :) ; Up and at ’em—full of pep—that’s the Go-Getter. Attraction Whether it’s love or business, he’s the lad with the BUSTER KEATON winning punch. He’s the big likable hero of this who usec l laughing gas to sparkling story by Peter B. Kyne. Cappy Ricks and ge t the other popular Kyne characters arc in it too, “DAY FIRF AIVK'» and it’\s a Paramount Picture. . 0 , if /A riotous Z-reel comedy I “THE GO-GETTER” DO IT NOW! GET BUSY! SNAP IT UP! Monday and Tuesday RYLANDER gp a .- Children ! Oc ! ~ ~ Scene from “THE GO-GETTER ” | -I ... T. Rcy Barnes,,Seena. Owen. and Tom Lewis in the Paramount Picture a The “Go -Qetter a .A Cosmopolitan Production LINCOLN FIGURES Hi j'THE OREGON TIL’ Third Chapter on Program With William Farnum in Moon shine Valiley’ An interesting story about Abraham Lincoln is told in the third chapter of “The Oregon Trail, at the Rylander next Saturday. Lincoln at the time of the Ddack Hawk War, enlisted and was com missioned as an oii'icer. It is said that he wasn’t quite clear o.n some of the commands and disciplinary phraseology and particularly on the method of getting a body of sol diers through a gate. K.e solved the problem in this one situation by ordering* his men outride a stock ade gate to ‘disband and fall in on the other side.”- Jefferson Davis as also an of ficer in the Black Hawk Indian War, a comrade in arms of the man who was later to be President of the United States, while he was t.b be Chief of the Confederate States. Historical facts not prominently text books but verified through old documents are brought out in “The 1— —— ! ! Florence Vidor ! 1 jy tU * ' !i : 9Et ■ M ; T" fpi |, i Oregon Trail,” for which the re search occupied over six months. In addition to the third episode of this chapter play, the Rylander’s Saturday program will include Wil liam Farnum’s latest feature sub ject, “Moonshine Valley,” and a comedy, “Wanted an Alibi.” William Farnum’s pictures are always blooded thrills. “Bill” rep resents man as we all wish to see him—a man who fights for right, who battles against injustice, large and small. The * sroty of “Moon ! shine Valley” is that of a man whose wife elopes with a doctor, a child being born to them. Later on she becomes lost an is found by Farnum, who takes her to his moun tain home. Farnum, then a thor oughly “bad man” since his wife’s elopement, -is reformed by the little one and becomes a model citizen. A thrilling fight is on eof the fea tures of the picture. Another Big Silk Rem nant Sale Monday at Anjley’s, 21-It miismrs rat BOOK ID PICTURE Screen Version Shows Why “Al ice Adams” Was Judged the Best Novel of 1922 “Alice Adams,” which' has been accepted everywhere as Booth T/ar kington’s masterpiece among a col lection of remarkable works and which won the Pulitzer piize for me best piece of liction written during 19Zi!, will be the attraction at the Rylander Theatre next Wed nesday Florence Vidor, the beauti ful, has the leading role. As presented on the screen “Alice Adams ’ is said to carry out the fidelity of the book, in which case it Should a humdinger as a real i.-uq slice of the age-old impulse keeping ifp appearances. The locale of “Alice Adams” is a small city of the Middle West where the social position of a fam ily depends largely upon how large a bank balance the head of the fam ily possses. But a, family is like a business—to be successful it must be well regulated—and the Adams family was not. j Virgil Adams, for twenty five years, had plugged away at the same job that paid a small salary. Mrs. Adams, for twenty five years had nagged at him and tried make him see that it was his duty to his children to be a success. On the patient shoulders of Alice fell the thankless and difficult task of keeping peace in the family. Alice’s life was none too happy, so out of her active imagination she buiit a dream future for herself of riches, palatial homes and ardent lovers. Therb are many Alice Adamses in the \OlTd, as there also are many families like the Adam’s. Booth Tarkington has reflected life and the screen version of the novell does the same. Completing the program next Wednesday is a humorously funny Christie comedy, “Winter Has Came.” Many a man is a bachelor be cause he eats onions or because doesn’t brush his teeth. CITY AND FARM LOANS Day Phones 88 and 231 Made on' business or Residence Property and Good Farms. Lowest Interest. Quick Results. DAN CHAPPELL Planters Bank Building MYRTLE SPRINGS BARBECUE FULL MEALS OR SANDWICHES Served Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Regular Dinner on Sundays. J. L. GLAWSON HELPS PREVENT NERVOUSNESS Even heels prevent shocks to the Spinal Cords. Ask your doctor. Let us fix yours. JENNINGS BROS. j r .. i Finest Shoe Repairing and Real. Dry Cleaning Phone “Seben-Fo’-Nine” Mrs. A. F. Williams. i illM IS THOMAS' ■ BUNTS NEW FILM Popular Star at Rylander in Rex Beach’s Most Popular Novel From Broadway to Panama— from the gay whirl of pleasure seekers to the feverish activity of the canal zone. That is the course taken by the hero in “The Ne’er- Do-W’ell,” a course that takes him from the depths of life to the heights of red-hot adventure, with love and happiness as the final thrill. A great author, Rex Beach one of the screen’s most popular stars, Thomas Meighan, and one of the very best novels of all-time ,‘The Ne’er-Do-Well,” combine to give the Rylander Theatre two ’wonderful days next Thursday and Friday. The story concerns Kirk An thony, the wayward son of a rail road magnate. While carousing with several of his associates he meets a crook who pretends to be a detective. This fellow suggests to Kirk’s companions that it would be a good joke to ship Anthony to Panama without a cent in his pockets. No sooner said than done. Many are his exploits in the Ca . nal Zone; he obtains a position on a small railroad and finally falls in love with a beautiful Spanish ‘ j girl. His father is curious about ' I his son’s welfare and comes down to view the situation. Kirk intro , duces him to his wife, and he is so delighted at finding her very charming that he takes them both ’ back to the States to teach them modern railroading. Included in cast are Lila Lee, Gertrude Astor, John Miltern and George O’Brien. All the tense moments, all the rich romance, all the splendid heart-interest of all the Meighan pictures are in “The Ne’er-Do-Well” and when one remembers “The I Miracle Man,” “Manslaughter,” “The Bachelor Daddy” and “Back Home and Broke,” there is some thing to look forward to fir this pop ular star’s 1 ..test production. PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK Mcoday and Tuesday—Pe ter B. Kyne’s “The Go-Go I ter,” Buster Keaton in “Day Dreams.” Wednesday—Florence Vi. dor in “Alice Adams, ‘‘Win ter Has Come.” Christci comedy. Thursday and Friday Thomas Meighan in “The Ne’cr-Do-Well;” Aesop’s Fa bles. Saturday—William Far num ini “Mnorishiise Valley”; ‘‘The Oregon Trail,” chapter 3; “Wanted an Alibi, ’ com edy. T ' • • I.a Jn \mimmmmmmmmmmmrnmmmmmmm t 1 | 1 f* . = - THOMAS I * | <■ With Lila Lee in “THE NE’ER-DO-WELL” By Rex Beach Thursday an d Friday | RYLANDER SET...--: % '• 11 —■ Children 10c - fWa- A /}- ' J A Good Show Every Day. OT^^-nnwrry— ——~— ——— , si- ;~ ...i — nl n~'-. : ■ vmm«. 'titmmm nr f■ mi v | THOMAS MEIGHAN I 1 i THOMAS MEIGHAN in PARAMOUNT PICTURES J AM. THE j RYLANDER THEATRE | I was not built merely of mar ble, motar and steel; I was born with a Heart, a Soul and a purpose, like yourself. 1. am the creation of a mind | on fire— The disciple of a Dreamer With whom to dream was to do; lam a reality loved into life. Believing that there can never be a plutocracy of the theatre, I am Aristocratic Democrat—dedi cated and belonging to the people of Americux and Georgia and the American Nation, ,* I receive you with the hos pitality of a hostess in her home —realizing my responsibility in giving comfort, in refreshing, in throwing about you the mantle of protection and in entertaining you. Courtesy is my creed— PAGE THREE Hospitality, my religion I | strive to render a service to my followers. Ever mindful that youth needs | the association of Age to learn | wisdom, and that age needs the association of youth to stay ! young in heart. 1 strixe nt all ! times to portray life as I find it in order that I may enlighten and elevate, while I entertain my friends regardless of their stage, or station. I will interpret Life’s Shadows as well as its Lights— l Life’s precepts as well as its good Examples, to the end that what you see here may always be of moral worth. I will constantly strive to inspire Youth with ambition of accomplishment, and men and women with a desire to build for greater achievement. To make this and each suc ceeding year sweeter, fuller and richer for all who pass my way. AND ALWAYS 1 will be a credit to Americus. AND ALWAYS I will welcome constructive criticism— All of which is my aim, my ambition and my ruling desire.